In The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-up, and Burnt Out, Brennan Manning has some things to say about our relationship to God’s Creation: We get so preoccupied with ourselves, the words we speak, the plans and projects we conceive, that we become immune to the glory of creation. We grow complacent and…
Category: A Faith in Process
Notes from the Journey
For Future Blessings …
For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Eternal, “plans for peace, not evil, to give you a future and hope—never forget that. Jeremiah 29:11 The Voice Faith involves trusting in the future promises of God and waiting for their fulfillment. R. C. Sproul In my opinion whatever we may have to…
For Present Grace …
“Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes. Matthew 6:34 The Message Don’t revel only in the past, or spend all your time recounting the victories…
For Past Mercies …
O my soul, come, praise the Eternal with all that is in me—body, emotions, mind, and will—every part of who I am— praise His holy name.O my soul, come, praise the Eternal; sing a song from a grateful heart; sing and never forget all the good He has done. Psalm 103:1-3 The Voice O Lord my God, you have performed many wonders for us. Your plans for…
Worthy to be Praised
I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised … Psalm 18:3a KJV The word, praise, comes from the Latin for “price,” or “value,” and may be defined generally as an ascription of value or worth. To praise God is to call attention to his glory. Praise is fitting for what is the highest…
Like a Pumpkin
God’s Lambs
How wonderful it is being a sheep in the flock of God. Our shepherd is the one that created the grass that we need for pasture, He is the one that created the rivers and the waters, He is the one who holds everything in His hand and He is my Shepherd. Edmond Sanganyado **********…
My Shepherd
Psalm 23 New Living Translation 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. God has promised to supply all our needs. What we don’t have now, we don’t need now.” Elizabeth Elliot ********** 2 He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams. He guides us into pastures green, He leads to bowers…
My Salvation
The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 18:2 NIV SALVATION: to be delivered (or rescued) from peril. ********** My dad worked at a salvage yard. That sounded close enough. So, I figured salvation had to do with claiming something that was broken…
My Shield
I love you, Lord, my strength.The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 18:1-2 NIV Jehovah-Magen (may’gin): God is a shield and protector that covers us completely, blocking, guiding and defending in all areas of our lives. ********** You are my refuge…